They no longer have to live according to their human nature-their impatience, their pride, their lack of goodness and gentleness, etc.-but have power from heaven available to help them live a life pleasing to God. Someone who is born of the Spirit has the power of the Spirit at work in them to change how they are. All that we can accomplish in our own strength and determination will fall short by comparison. We must be born again, born of the Spirit, if we are to see the kingdom of God, that kingdom that consists of power, righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Such abundant fruit-bearing can only occur when we are strengthened with all might by the power of the Holy Spirit, and hence is referred to as the fruit of the Spirit.įurther reading: What is the fruit of the Spirit?
“… strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy …” Colossians 1:11. The fruit of the Spirit is the fruit of God’s work in our lives when we are obedient to the Holy Spirit, not the fruit of our own strength, and produces “ all joy and peace” (Romans 15:13), “ all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering.” (Ephesians 4:2) “For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.” Ephesians 5:9. Maybe they come to achieve a little more love, a little more goodness, a little more patience, but there comes a point where they fall short, or where they just “can’t bear it anymore.” They labor and strive in their own strength to develop the fruit of the Spirit, but that doesn’t get them very far. Many Christians, upon being converted and reading about the fruit of the Spirit that they are called to, try and polish up their lives so that more of the fruit listed above comes forth. Against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
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